Artificial bait



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portion. The pliability or stretchability of the plastic enables the sleeve to be slid upwardly upon the body I as illustrated'in Fig. 2, while the brush or lure is being securedby the binding cord, and to be slid down the shank until they flange I2 seats itself under the shoulder 3 of the body, in the grooved, where the said groove is'deep and the bindingcord tight in it; or'until said flange passes the said binding cord if lumped I outwardly, and catches beneath said corcl; or "it may be that in some cases. the said flange-will frictionally engage the .lump or bulge of said cord as it projects out under the inside, of the brush or lure, whichit pushes outwardly from beneath. Y

7 Asthe adjustable clamping sleeve is pushed down from the upper portion of the shank of the body I, into clamping-position, it pushes down the outwardly projecting half of the fibres or strands of the'brush or lure so that they are folded over upon the under half-ofsaid fibres or strands which already lieclosely upon the ball: as before described, and as illustrated in Figure 3. In this position the sleeve Ill, whether caught beneath the shoulder 3 or otherwise frictionally'e'ngaged by the binding 1 cord, will be clamped down upon said bait and the brush or lure thereof particularly, so that the latter will "be retained in its position neatly and firmly, and

with the strands of the lure positioned at a desired'angle, as shown, with respect to the main axis of the hook shank. I The pliability and stretchability of the plastic sleeve, its measure of elasticity, enable its bein slid upwardly upon the shank of the body I for access to the brush or lure, to enable its'application and attachment in the first instance, and -torepair the same, or replace it. The device 'canbe made so-as to push the sleeve down only so far as'will reduce the expanded condition of the attached brush or lure to cover and not expose the hook, and not flatten it down completely to the position shown in Figure 3; or optionally reduce it whatever-degree is desired, the adjustability of the; sleeve 'togovern this being-obvious from the drawings;

- Thebait is'attac'hed to the fishing-line by tyin the same to said line th'r'ough the medium, of I the eyelet I either. directly or through-'the inter- "vention of 'aigut-stripicbmmonly known and used 'by expert anglers. The mode of operation of the lure is also wellknown, the only major differ- ,e'ncebeing itsincreased'efiiciency in simulation .oflaj streamlined swimming minnow, its facility of attachment and access for repair, adjustment,

replacement of brush, and the smooth covering of the lure-top and binding so that the bait 4 body thereof. The frusto-conical shape of the sleeve ID, in this form as well as in the first form of the device, deflects the water very slightly. The lower end of the sleeve embraces frictionally the upper portion of the bucktail but the orifice :II in the top of the sleeve has the same flange I2 surrounding it, and this orifice,

aswith the orifice of the first form, is made of a size to fit over and upon a portion of the body and engage the same to lock the sleeve in Position.

In the present case, the bucktail bait is made by first forming a shank I4 with a barbed hook I5 at, the lower end, and an eyelet I6 at the upper end, all formed integrally. On this shank, beneath the eyelet I6, is placed the bucktail I3, the upper portion I! of which is secured around 4 the shank. I4 and attached by a binding cord "I8 wound around it and .tied, thus making a sort of bulge. The diameter of the orifice II is so arranged with respect to the diameter ,of the 5 eyelet I6, that the sleeve I0 can be stretched. .over and-past said eyelet, letting the flange I2- snap down under said eyelet and locking the clamping sleeve in position where it covers the upper portion of the bucktail and thesbinding.

cord, with the flared lower end of said sleeve frictionally engaging said bucktail and bunched j cord. The remainder of thebucktail drops down I over the flange I4-and the hook I5.

It will be observed that, in both forms'of my invention, the clamping sleeve elastically stretches over a shoulder or eyelet, as the case may be, and snaps down under it to lock the sleeve on the shank of the lure, and that, in

both instances, the sleeve forms part of-the body,

thereby protecting and clamping down the brush or bucktail upon the upper portion of the body.

The eyelet of the bucktail is used to attach the fishing line to the bait to draw it throughthe 7 water when casting, trolling or skittering.

What I claim as new is:

1. An artificial bait comprising a metallic solid body portion formed to simulate the head ofa swimming fish bait and having a line attaching means at one end thereof and a hook shank and a fish hook at the other end thereof, said body I portion being formed with a width greater than that of the shank, the lower end of the bodyportion being provided with a recessed groove, that end of the body portion adjacent the hook being bulbous in form, a binding cord, a multistrand hackle secured to said body portion by means of said cord positioned to engage and" force the central portion of the strands into,

said groove with the upper half of the strand ends flared outwardly, a sleeve for forcibly bending the upper strand ends downwardly ,to retain all strand ends adjacent to the shank, said sleeve being formed from a pliable, plastic material'an'd with an appreciable flare outwardly towards its lower end, an inwardly extending flange formed on the upper end of the sleeve,

- v,said flange,'with the sleeve in its operating Dosislicks' through the water without creating current or splash.

In the application of my invention to the I bucktail form of lure shown in. Figure 5, the

pliable clamping sleeve is proportionately larger to cover the. customary bucktail .I3, and also forms the head of the lure and, with part of the bucktail, forms the upper portion of the 'tion, being positioned within said groove above the bindingcord, iriwhich position the flared sleeve end will engage over-the upper bent ends of the strandstobind the same and toretain the outermost strands in, a flared relation adjacent to the'hook, said-sleeve being adapted to be moved towards: the head end of the body portionto overlie the body portion and to expose the central bent portion of the hackle and-the binding cord to permit repairs to be made. on the hackle or on the cord and said flange'fon the sleeve serving to provide a water tight seal above said bent portion.

2. A fish lure comprising a body tapered in form and having an eye at its larger end and a groove circumferentially formed coaxially with the axis of the smaller end of the body, a bulbous formation forming the wall structure for one side of the groove, a fishing hook having a shank thereof extending through the bulbous portion and being secured thereto, a hackle positioned within the groove and having the ends thereof on opposite sides of the portion within the groove extending in substantial parallel relation to the shank of the hook, a sleeve of resilient plastic material of tapered formation having an inwardly extending flange at one end defining an opening of a dimension corresponding to the cross-sectional dimension of the bottom of the groove so as to fit snugly therein, said sleeve having the characteristic whereby a portion thereof extending from the flange is adapted to be positioned over the fold of the hackle and a substantial part of the length thereof when the sleeve is in operative position over the fold 6 of the hackle and adapted to be flexed and moved to a position over the portion of the body on the side opposite to the bulbous portion while the hackle is in position to permit release of the hackle from the groove and said hackle having a binding member to firmly hold the fold of the hackle within the groove.

CHARLES ORVIL SHINDLER.

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